Opportunity Information: Apply for NLG LIBRARIES FY17 2
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG) is a discretionary federal grant program run by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that funds high-impact projects intended to tackle major challenges and emerging opportunities across the library and archives fields. The core purpose of the program is to push the profession forward by supporting work that meaningfully advances both theory and day-to-day practice, rather than narrowly benefiting a single institution. Projects funded under this opportunity are expected to produce outcomes that can travel: things like new tools and platforms, research findings and evidence that inform decision-making, replicable models and frameworks, improved services and practices, and partnerships or alliances that make the field stronger. A key theme is broad usefulness, meaning the results should be positioned for wide adoption, adaptation, scaling, or replication so that the public value of federal investment extends well beyond the original project team.
This funding opportunity is categorized under Arts and Humanities (with cultural affairs context in the CFDA framework) and is listed under CFDA number 45.312. The funding instrument is a grant. While the eligibility category is listed as "Others," applicants are directed to consult the additional eligibility guidance in the full program text for clarification, which typically means IMLS expects a defined set of organizations and may include certain types of libraries, archives, consortia, academic institutions, nonprofit entities, or other qualifying organizations depending on the program rules in that specific cycle.
The application process is structured as a two-phase competition designed to screen for the strongest and best-aligned concepts before requiring full proposals. In Phase 1, every applicant must submit a brief preliminary proposal limited to two pages. For this cycle, Grants.gov accepted preliminary proposals until 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on February 1, 2017. IMLS then reviewed these submissions and invited only the most promising projects, especially those closely aligned with IMLS priorities, to move forward to Phase 2. In Phase 2, invited applicants submitted full proposals, with the final deadline set at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on June 9, 2017. The opportunity record was created on November 9, 2016, and the original closing date for the overall competition was June 9, 2017, reflecting the final full-proposal deadline.
In terms of funding scale, the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $2,000,000, signaling that IMLS is willing to support substantial national-level work when the scope and potential impact justify it. The opportunity anticipated making roughly 12 awards, indicating a competitive process where the emphasis is on significance, field-wide benefit, and the likelihood that the outputs will be used broadly after the grant period ends.Apply for NLG LIBRARIES FY17 2
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Leadership Grants for Libraries" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.312.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 09, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 09, 2017 The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program is a two phase process. In the first phase, all applicants must submit a two page preliminary proposal. Grants.gov will accept preliminary proposal applications through 1159 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on February 1, 2017. Those applicants whose preliminary proposals are the most promising and best aligned with the IMLSs priorities will be invited to submit full proposals in the second phase of the process. Grants.gov will accept invited, full proposal applications through 1159 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on June 9, 2017.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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